First things first, there is no current baby news. We spent the day creating fun memories of our wait for her arrival and making her story even more colorful! Enjoy our trip through Northern California.
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| Ahhhh - Cool, foggy weather! Josh returns to his element in Petaluma, CA. (And Tiffany begins shivering for 7 hours straight.) |
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| Coolest concept, right? A seed saving operation in an old bank building. (Until the "fruit and nut" variety of volunteer springs up in your aisle to pop quiz you on your worthiness for stepping inside.) |
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| After a quick nap, overlooking Drake's Bay in Pt. Reyes National Seashore. This was a favorite paddling ground for us, so a fun return visit. |
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| Those famed ultra-local oysters. Not the Rocky Mountain variety. :-) |
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| A delicious farm-to-table dinner in Yountville. Antelope, chicken and veggies from the restaurant farm on the property. |
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| And a beautiful 400 year old California oak tree to help us stay grounded in the week ahead. |
We'll admit that Meadow crept into our wandering minds throughout the day. Mostly, it was to acknowledge that days like this will be few and far between in the coming years. Also, when we sat down to dinner, we quizzed each other on what we thought we'd talk about on our rare evenings out without her. When our conversation quickly turned to quoting our adorable host kiddos, we realized we're just going to miss her even when we're supposed to be getting away for date night. Now we are starting to get why our friends can't totally enjoy the evenings out with a babysitter at home. It isn't just some protective gene that sprouts when you become a parent. They're just darn fun to be around and you don't want to miss a single second!
(Remind us that we feel this way in about 8 months.)
P.S. I just have to mention the toilet at the restaurant. It opened as I walked into the stall, was warm like your heated car seats when I sat down (with a temperature adjuster), had an electrical control box on the wall that had 15 function buttons, including mutliple spray settings and a dryer from inside the toilet! For those of you who know Josh's love of gadgets, you can imagine how giddy I was (might have been the wine) at the thought of how he was enjoying this in his own stall. Sadly, I walked out beaming at my own beverly hillbillies moment and he didn't have one. Too bad really. Not likely that we'll see that again anytime soon. Sorry, no pictures on that highlight.
